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sit like piffy on a rock cake

To be conspicuous but ignored or left out, especially from a group or activity. (A "rock bun" or "rock cake" is a type of hard cake with currants; what "piffy" refers to is unknown.) Primarily heard in UK. I was excited to go with my wife to her awards ceremony, but I didn't know anyone there and ended up sitting like piffy on a rock cake.After Tommy hit one of the other boys in his class, he was left sitting like piffy on a rock cake during playtime.

sit like piffy on a rock bun

To be conspicuous but ignored or left out, especially from a group or activity. (A "rock bun" or "rock cake" is a type of hard cake with currants; what "piffy" refers to is unknown.) Primarily heard in UK. I was excited to go with my wife to her awards ceremony, but I didn't know anyone there and ended up sitting like piffy on a rock bun.After Tommy hit one of the other boys in his class, he was left sitting like piffy on a rock bun during playtime.

sit tall in the/(one's) saddle

To be or remain proud, stoical, or august in one's manner or composure. Even after two years of a losing war, the general still sat tall in his saddle before his troops.I'll have nothing to do with your schemes or plot. One day, you're going to be locked up and lose everything, and I'll be sitting tall in the saddle when you do.

sit at (someone's) feet

To be in a position of devotion or worship to someone; to pay homage or reverential attention to someone. I've been sitting at the feet of the renowned professor ever since I heard his astounding lecture on quantum mechanics.My brother chose to sit at the saints' feet for the rest of his life, but I do not intend to pursue such a life of the cloth.

sit upon hot cockles

sit at the feet of (someone)

To be in a position of devotion or worship to someone; to pay homage to or be reverential to someone. I've been sitting at the feet of my renowned professor ever since I heard his astounding lecture on quantum mechanics.My brother chose to sit at the feet of the saints for the rest of his life, but I do not intend to pursue such a life of the cloth.

sit up and take notice

To become alert and give one's complete attention to someone or something. Although he's been making music for years, it was his smash hit song last April that caused people to sit up and take notice.The president's proposed legislation has made many global leaders sit up and take notice.

sit up and take notice

to become alert and pay attention. A loud noise from the front of the room caused everyone to sit up and take notice. The company wouldn't pay any attention to my complaints. When I had my lawyer write them a letter, they sat up and took notice.

sit up and take notice

If someone sits up and takes notice, they start paying attention to something because they realize it is important or worth noticing. In the last few years the medical world has begun to sit up and take notice of the role diet has to play in health.Pressure groups will need to campaign hard before anyone in power is forced to sit up and take notice.

The UC Latino task force found that the SAT was racially biased and not a good indicator of how well a Latino student would do in college, said Raymund Paredes, a member of the task force and associate vice chancellor for academic development at UCLA.

The task force, composed of faculty and administrators from the UC system's nine campuses, said that another standardized test, such as the Golden State exam, could be substituted for the SAT.

Chyten's SAT course will be offered to Westwood High students with a choice of three options: a class of 15 or 16 students discounted from $895 to $495; Team Tutoring discounted from $1,775 to $999; and Chyten's premium service, private tutoring, discounted from $218 to $180 per week.

In The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy, journalist Nicholas Lemann says the SAT favors teens from high-income areas, who can pay for SAT cram courses that improve scores, while students in poor schools are left behind.

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